mike, to random I think that fully integrating #ActivityPub into Flipboard's backend is going to be one of the best things we've done since we started the company.
There are three phases:
Phase 1 (Today): Federate 25 accounts to test and learn
Phase 2 (January): Enable anyone in the Fediverse to engage with any public curator on Flipboard
Phase 3 (April): Enable anyone on Flipboard to follow and engage with any public account in the #Fediverse
Check out my Medium post for more
https://medium.com/@mmccue/flipboard-begins-to-federate-4a80d6bdc209
BeAware, to random It seems people have become allergic to the BOOST button or maybe they don't know that Favorites don't give the content exposure.
Either way, boosting has gone way down since I joined 6 months ago and I wonder why.
It's like we don't enjoy endorsing other content anymore.
You should Boost content that you find enjoyable so that others can see it too!
liaizon, to random I learned about a new #fediverse initiative working on standardizing event federation between WordPress and @mobilizon (and others like @gancio and https://gath.io) being lead by @linos and a group of folks working under the umbrella of https://event-federation.eu.
They got @NGIZero funding for the project! (https://nlnet.nl/project/WordPress-EventFederation)
Discovered thanks to the newest reporting by @fediversereport, who's doing great work shining light on stuff like!
crepels, to random New blog post: Understanding ActivityPub - Part 4: Threads
A first detailed look into how Threads implements ActivityPub. Learn about the data that is shared (or not), an interesting implementation of HTTP signatures, and Threads' take on quote posts in ActivityPub.
https://seb.jambor.dev/posts/understanding-activitypub-part-4-threads/
ghostrunner, to random
frankie, to random How did you discover the Fediverse?
For me it was me looking up alternative social media platforms on Google, as I never had any liking towards the mainstream social media platforms in any way.
Then I chance upon this "Mastodon" and am intrigued by it.
I sign up for it....
I have been here 2 years and counting! :blobcatgiggle:Me likey.
kohelet, @frankie
I actually didn't use any of Facebook/Instagram or Twitter at all before coming here.
I might have heard of fedi via Reddit, I have interest in FOSS, decentralization and privacy, so it might have been from there.
jxself, to random Happy birthday to the accidental typo, John Mastodon! Started when a writer misread the Mastodon account that was banned from Twitter as "John Mastodon" instead of "Join Mastodon", John Mastodon may not be real but thanks for the memes and everything else. Let's celebrate John Mastodon's birthday by tooting about what you love most about the #fediverse. #JohnMastodon #Mastodon
mrdk, to random Today is John Mastodon Day: On this day one year ago, a journalist misunderstood some facts and created the person of “John Mastodon” out of them (https://web.archive.org/web/20221216232836/https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/hypocrisy-and-fear-all-the-way-down-at-twitter). That day, the Fediverse got a new meme, a patron saint and a running gag at the same time.
Let us all celebrate it!
mrdk, And it looks as if this year, John Mastodon must fight Theodore Threads. ⚔️
vsg_DE, to random German Uff @linos kann es sein, dass ich noch etwas nicht verstehe? Offensichtlich haben Menschen an meinen letzten #activitypub Post kommentiert und die Kommentare sind auch am WordPress Beitrag https://www.videospielgeschichten.de/welche-konsole-ist-die-schoenste/ gelandet. Leider finde / sehe ich diese aber nicht im Fediverse am Post; was mache ich falsch?
linos, German @vsg_DE Was meinst du mit "Fediverse", auf deiner Mastodon-Instanz, während du eingeloggt bist? Es ist so wie immer: du siehst nur jene Kommentare, die auf deiner Instanz landen. Das tun sie nur, wenn jemand auf deiner Instanz den kommentierenden Account bereits folgt.
maker, to random Handmade.social welcomes all handmade artisans to join the Fediverse community. Create an account for your business or shop and showcase your unique creations to a broader audience. If promoting handcrafted items is your goal, consider making handmade.social the home for your artisanal brand.
#Handmade #Artisans #Crafts #ShopLocal #CreativeBusiness #Fediverse #SmallBiz #EtsyAlternative #CraftersOfMastodon
mahal, to random While I am an active critic of distributed privatisation (i.e., #Fediverse as we know it), I will still choose that over corporate privatisation if public service internet is just not a thing yet. Why?
• Corporations under capitalism have but one guiding tenet: the profit motive.
• Social media corporations profit from advertisement operations — especially data harvesting.
• It is their objective, therefore, to maximise profits by maximising data exploitation in every possible way.
Resist.
carnage4life, to random Glad to see the entire #fediverse roadmap for Threads laid out. Mastodon and other Fediverse users will be able to follow Threads users and vice versa. You will also be able to see comments from Fediverse users on your federated posts in Threads.
The long term goal is to allow people to take their followers with them from Threads to other Fediverse apps. The last one is huge and wasn’t on my radar. 🤯
https://www.threads.net/@mosseri/post/C046LSmPAuN/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
wjmaggos, to random what I'd love to see is #funkwhale also support basic posts ala #mastodon. I bet we could get a pretty cool pod going at ccmusic.social if this was the case. #ccmusic
weekinfediverse, to random Week in Fediverse 2023-12-15
Servers
- Funkwhale v1.4.0
- Mitra v2.5.0
- GoToSocial v0.13.0
- Lemmy v0.19.0
- PeerTube v6.0.2
- Castopod v1.7.2
- Mbin v1.2.1
- Iceshrimp v2023.12.0
- Mobile App, redesign, new dev, promotion... let’s build a bright future for PeerTube!
Clients
- Funkwhale for Android v0.3.0
- IceCubesApp v1.9.15
- Jerboa v0.0.51
- Voyager v1.31.0
- Vernissage v2.0.4
- Photon v1.24.0
- TootRain v1.9.0
- Lemoa v0.5.0
- Pachli v2.1.0
Tools
Articles
- Meta/Threads Interoperating in the Fediverse Data Dialogue Meeting yesterday
- Threads Begins Testing Federation
- Tumblr’s ‘fediverse’ integration is still being worked on, says owner and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg
- Get Out of the Nest! Drivers of social influence in the Twitter migration to Mastodon
- Implementing Federation, Part I
- Last Week in Fediverse – ep 47
#WeekInFediverse #Fediverse #ActivityPub
Previous edition: https://mitra.social/objects/018c4a74-156c-a4bc-4c0e-d74f3e03504f
carnage4life, to random Mastodon founder, Eugen Rochko, praises Threads entry into the #Fediverse because it makes Mastodon “a far more attractive option.”
This is fairly obvious and basic network effects since both Threads & Mastodon become more valuable as their users can now share content across these services seamlessly.
This angers Mastodon admins for whom the fact that not a lot of people use Mastodon was a selling point. They do not want it to grow and be useful to more people.
LouisIngenthron, @carnage4life And because the network effect also applies to their server costs... There's a good chance they're about to see their bills skyrocket.